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Waves: Survivor takes a good crack at giving casual gamers an easy to jump in to arcade title, but it lacks the variety in gameplay to hold your attention for too long.

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Poor Johnny Calm is trying to make his way back to civilization after being stranded, but unfortunately he's being pursued by Jaws: The Revenge (I'm sure someone will get that lame reference) and he'll need to scoot his way across the ocean as fast as possible to survive.

You'll make your way across the rolling waves by using the game's simple touch buttons to move left or right, jump and attack. The constant pressure of the pursuing shark makes the game feel almost like an endless runner, especially when various aquatic hazards make life complicated, but players have the option of slowing things down to collect coins for bonuses or should their boat flood, swim their way past hazards underwater before continuing. Unfortunately it's hard to feel like you're making any progress even despite the underwater sections that punctuate the game now and then. While the shark progressively becomes more aggressive and difficult to avoid underwater it just takes too long to really get interesting.

There's no specific Retina support, but the game's visuals are cleverly designed and look great. The day/night cycle gives the game a constantly changing background to play upon and the water physics feel real enough to manage without diminishing the arcadey gameplay.

Waves: Survivor is a decent title and provides a fun challenge for a few playthroughs, but it just never seems to take off and it's easy to put this game down again in favor of something a bit more substantial. Not a bad arcade title, but lacking in depth for replayability.

Description

Before Super Waves Survivor, there was Waves: Survivor. Experience the original gameplay concept from four iPhone generations ago!

Help our hero Johnny Calm survive by defeating sea creatures and escaping the hungry shark! Impressing mermaids will earn you health and treasures for your goal of surviving as long as possible. Challenge your reflexes and timing in this fun retro game for all ages.

WATER YOU GONNA DO?
● Unique game play and water physics
● Endless action survival gameplay
● Earn health and treasures
● Rock out with Johnny Calm!
● Leaderboards (Facebook and Twitter)

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
● Apple New and Noteworthy
● Top Paid Action/Arcade charts in 3 days

GAME WON'T START? (3G and 1G iPod® touch)
● Power off, then restart your device
● Turn off phone services
● Contact us for support

UPDATES?
Super Waves Survivor is available now exclusively for iPad in stunning HD!
http://appstore.com/superwavessurvivor

I'M ON A BOAT
See the top 25 survivors in the world at renownent.com/wavessurvivor

WATER YOU WAITING FOR?
Own this must have game with responsive controls, vibrant graphics and dramatic soundtrack for your Apple touch device!